Ben & Annie Andrews

Ask anyone and they’ll tell you that there are challenges to working with family—knowing when to “turn it off” and leave work at work, managing relationships with coworkers knowing you’ll be sharing breakfast with them tomorrow. But ask Ben and Annie Andrews, owners of Club Car of Hilton Head, and they’ll tell you that there is no shortage of rewards to working with family.

“Finding a balance can be tricky, but it’s rewarding to be able to take on the really hard stuff as a family,” Annie said.

As an added bonus, the couple owns the local Club Car dealership along with Ben’s parents, giving their children

Cooper and Carter plenty of opportunities to spend time with their grandparents. And when there’s something to celebrate, they do it as a family.

“We just got back from a dealer meeting where were received one of two Milestone Awards for every dealership in the country, and we received Black and Gold Elite Status representing the top dealerships in the country,” Annie said. “Being able to work toward a goal and accomplish it as a family is pretty cool.” had a hard time with it,” Baima said. Still, she respected his expertise and guidance, as much now as then, with John doing bookkeeping for both Baima and her sister Sandy Toomer.

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Toomer, owner of Mingle’s and Billy’s Beach Club, got similar support in the beginning, saying, “Both of our parents helped us get started and showed us the way. I really relied on them because even though I went to college for retail, I didn’t know everything. There are a lot of details they don’t teach you in school.”

And now, it seems Amie Baima might be getting a taste of her own medicine. “With my son now coming into the business, and seeing his opinions compared to mine, I now know what I put my father through,” she said with a laugh. With son Evan Berkner now on board, his opinions are meeting the same respect as his grandfather’s, helping carry Skillets forward into the future.

“It’s very interesting to be in the middle now and see both sides of it,” Baima said. “I’m incredibly blessed to have such role models as my parents.” on advice from her father, John—even if she didn’t always follow it to the letter.

“When I first started, I would ask his opinion on how the business should be run; sometimes his opinion and mine differed greatly, and I